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Chinese Business Review, March 2016, Vol. 15, No. 3, 143-148 doi: 10.17265/1537-1506/2016.03.005 D DAVID PUBLISHING Internationalized Talents Cultivation of Yunnan and South-Asia Propelled by Joint Efforts of Government, University and Enterprise—On International Exchange and Cooperation Among Yunnan and South-Asia Under “The Belt and Road Initiative” Zhu Yaoshun, Li Shunqin∗, Yun Jianhui, Chen Liang Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China “The Belt and Road Initiative” needs internationalized talents. To deepen the international cooperation of higher education with South-Asia countries depends on the cooperation and joint efforts from government, universities, and enterprises, which aimed at promoting internationalized talents’ development. What’s more, they should verify their responsibilities and strengthen their relationships and connects, jointly improving international talents cultivation of Yunnan and South-Asia countries. Therefore, more high quality talents with high identity for “The Belt and Road Initiative” will be cultivated, which will promote the economic development of Yunnan province and South-Asia countries. Keywords: higher education, South Asia, internationalization, talents cultivation, international cooperation Introduction Development is an important theme in 21th century. Harmonious development of the world is expected. Nowadays, countries link more and more closer in economy. “The Belt and Road Initiative” meets the demand of world’s harmonious development, and it needs internationalized talents. To deepen the international cooperation of higher education with South-Asia countries depends on the cooperation and joint efforts from government, universities and enterprises, which aimed at promoting internationalized talents’ development. What’s more, they should verify their responsibilities and strengthen their relationships and connects, jointly improving international talents cultivation of Yunnan and South-Asia countries. Therefore, more high quality talents with high identity for “The Belt and Road Initiative” will be cultivated, which will promote the Funding Program: Result of “International Regime on Higher Education Cooperation between Yunnan Province and South-East Countries Asia Countries” from Yunnan Agricultural University Project. (Project Code: 2015SK10) Zhu Yaoshun, associate professor, Ph.D. student, Dean’s office, International College, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China. Li Shunqin∗, corresponding author, lecturer, Overseas Students Affairs’ office, International College, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China. Yun Jianhui, lecturer, Overseas Students Affairs’ office, International College, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China. Chen Liang, teaching assistant, Overseas Students Affairs’ office, International College, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Li Shunqin, Overseas Students Affairs’ office, International College, Yunnan Agricultural University, No. 452 Fengyuan Road, Panlong District, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China. 144 INTERNATIONALIZED TALENTS CULTIVATION OF YUNNAN AND SOUTH-ASIA economic development of Yunnan province and South-Asia countries. Literature Review China has a long history of friendly cooperation with South-Asia countries. South-Asia is the junction area of ocean and land of “The Belt and Road Initiative” and of “China-Pakistan Economic Corridor” and “China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor”. It is also a crucial component of “The Belt and Road Initiative” (Lou, 2015). Yunnan is the gate of Southwest China and frontier of China that faces South and South-East Asia. Because of its unique geographical location, Yunnan is more closed with South-Asia in cooperation and shares more cooperative space. Think tank and talents should be the prerequisite of economic development. Thus, Yunnan is faced with both opportunities and challenges in higher education exchange and cooperation. “Today, internationalization of higher education is not limited to a geographical interpretation of the concept”. (Knight, 1999) In recent years, Yunnan puts more efforts to its exchange and cooperation among South-Asia countries and currently Yunnan is exploring a new passage for cultivating internationalized talents for Yunnan’s higher education in “The Belt and Road Initiative”. It must have value both theoretically and practically crucial to analyze and consider thoroughly on international exchange and cooperation in higher education between Yunnan province and South-Asia countries, and to make recommendation to leadership. The Relationship Among Politics, Economy, and Culture Being three basic spheres in social life, politics, economy, and culture affect and restrict one another, in which economy is the base and politics will represent economy. Also, economy and politics determine culture, and culture represents economy and politics. In the meantime, culture will counteract on economy and politics and exert influence on them. “The Belt and Road Initiative” is a political policy and the main purpose is to develop economy. But the implementation of this strategy depends on the development of culture. Talents cultivation and construction of think tank are important components of cultural development. Director Wang Huiyao emphasizes the importance of talents cultivation and construction of think tank for “The Belt and Road Initiative”. The construction of think tank should develop for realizing “The Belt and Road Initiative”. And international think tanks should establish channels and platforms for discussion, also the think tanks should establish platforms for scholars. (Zhang, 2015) The regional economic development of Yunnan requires cultivation of internationalized talents and exchange and cooperation of higher education is an essential way to realize internationalized higher education. “The Belt and Road Initiative” will improve internationalized higher education of China (Bai, 2015). Higher education in China and South-Asia countries need to foster internationalized talents and provide intellectuals and talents for “The Belt and Road Initiative” and improve the economic develop in China and South-Asia countries. Internationalized Talents Cultivation of Yunnan and South-Asia by Government, University, and Enterprise Nowadays, internationalization of higher education is so important and necessary that “governments emphasize on internationalization of higher education through international co-operation and exchange” and “Institutions and universities develop their own strategies to internationalize their researches and their teaching” INTERNATIONALIZED TALENTS CULTIVATION OF YUNNAN AND SOUTH-ASIA 145 (Akbar Zolfaghari, Sabran, & Ali Zolfaghari, 2009). In the background of globalization, “Internationalized education is the commend need of Yunnan and South-Asia” (Zhu, Fan, & Li, 2015). According to Chen and Weng (2015), “internationalized higher education in China should be oriented at serving needs of national economy and social development. Also, it should explore international business and cultivate talents with international competitiveness”. The core of internationalized education is internationalized talents cultivation. Fostering Chinese talents should be given priority in cultivating talents for Yunnan and South-Asia, and international students should be included. The cultivating process requires cooperation of government, universities, and enterprises. And they should accomplish their own jobs, communicate with each other, and strengthen their relations, promoting talents cultivation of Yunnan and South-Asia countries. Finally, international talents will be cultivated with high quality and sense of identity, providing intellectual support for bilateral economic development of Yunnan and South-Asia countries. The Responsibilities of Government: Macro-Guidance, Overall Coordination, and Good Service Macro-guidance. The government can give macro-guidance to the exchange and cooperation among Yunnan and South-Asia countries of higher education through policies, such as more supports from policies, simplified administrative procedures. Also, it can increase the amount of scholarship to attract more international students and in the meanwhile government can promote more Chinese academically excellent students to study overseas, such IT majors in India, thus improving the quality overseas education. Besides, the government can boost scientific research by funding research in exchange and cooperation of among Yunnan and South-Asia countries. Overall coordination. If the government can establish contact between higher education institutes and companies, and build communication mechanism between department of culture and education and companies, this will improve mutual development. The educational administrative departments shall coordinate research in exchange and cooperation among Yunnan and South-Asia countries. Surrounded by “The Belt and Road Initiative”, the government should deeply study relative research subjects, especially strengthen research among Yunnan and South-Asia countries, realize development of higher education in South-Asia countries, and be familiar with advantages of both sides. Based on those information and current research results, the government should analyze the talents needs for implementing “The Belt and Road Initiative”, scientifically plan sustainable development for the exchange and cooperation, finally realizing development with overall aspects,